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Study Abroad Exchange Programs Are Kicking Off in Fall 2022

This fall, the Center for Global Business welcomed 36 incoming exchange students to the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and for the first time since spring 2020, exchange programs have almost completely returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Experiential / Reality-based Learning

Maryland Smith MBA Internship Podcast with Urshilah Senthilnathan at Amazon

In this edition, rising second-year MBA student Urshilah Senthilnathan shares with us what it's like to work as an MBA intern at Amazon in Austin, TX.

Experiential / Reality-based Learning

Maryland Smith MBA Internship Podcast with Manuel Martinez At Pfizer

In this edition, rising second-year MBA student Manuel Martinez shares with us what it's like to work as an MBA intern at Pfizer in New York City, NY.

Smith Research

The Venture Capital Landscape Is Changing, and Perhaps Not for the Better

Startup companies have traditionally looked for the most experienced venture capitalists they could find to get their businesses off the ground and support their growth. That’s not always the case anymore, according to a study by Smith's Rich Mathews and co-author Naveen Khanna.

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Smith Among Top Business Schools in US News Rankings for 2022-2023

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It Began in High School and Continues at Smith: Changing the Game for Millions of Children

I wanted to be at Smith since it’s a hardworking, collaborative environment where all students and faculty are committed to the success of one another.

Smith’s Freire and Friedman Among Class of 2022 MBAs to Watch

Full-time MBA graduates Antonia Freire and Jordan Friedman represent the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in Poets & Quants’ MBAs to Watch Class of 2022.

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Five Smith School Projects Get Nearly $73,000 in 2022 Teaching and Learning Innovation Grants

Seven professors with the University of Maryland Robert H.

Experiential / Reality-based Learning

Maryland Smith Students Partner with Maryland Companies through Center for Global Business Summer Programs

This summer, Maryland Smith students solved international business problems for Maryland companies through two programs offered by the Center for Global Business – the Marketing Maryland Virtual Internship Program and the Maryland Global Consulting Program. These programs provided students the opportunity to develop professional skills, and expand their work experience by applying their classroom learning to the real world.

Alumni

Turning Pandemic Related Uncertainty Into a Career Advantage

The Master of Science in Business and Management program felt like the best foundation for me to gain more business knowledge, while also easing back into talking to people face to face in a professional way again. I would have been too nervous about doing that if I’d chosen to work right after getting my bachelor’s degree.

Smith Brain Trust

Retail’s Inventory Glut

Retailers have been working to reduce inventory to make room for holiday season items. Mishaps in planning dating back to last year are haunting them with excess stock of unwanted products, prompting tactics such as price-cutting, order cancellations and pack and hold.

Smith Research

Creativity Plays a Role in Reducing Rudeness on the Job

Rudeness on the job is the worst. We now use the phrase “hostile work environment” to describe deliberate discourteousness or impoliteness that negatively affects an employee’s ability to do their job. Experiencing this at work has driven many workers to become part of the Great Resignation.
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